Don’t let their name fool you. It may sound like a film you may vaguely remember – and you’d be one of the few who do – but Josie and the Lovecats are no powder-puff, faux-pop band from a film aimed squarely at tweenage girls.

Far from it. Josie and the Lovecats are a musically accomplished three-piece from Cornwall, comprising Jo Dobson (vocals, keyboards), Helen Nash (cello) and George Horsey (drums), whose sound is hard to pigeonhole – which is good.

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They’re fans of gypsy folk, Velvet Underground, Bela Bartok, Janis Joplin, Bjork, The Dresden Dolls, and all these influences can be heard in places, yet their music remains entirely and uniquely their own. It’s by turns dark, atmospheric and gothic, and yet also curiously euphoric at times.

Jo’s vocals shift from breathy and delicately yearning, to soaring, to direct and incisive (she occasionally reminds us of Siouxsie Sioux). Combined with her angular piano playing, they give songs like Spider a warped nursery rhyme feel. There’s definitely a touch of the macabre to their tunes.

Helen’s cello lines weave their way through the songs, forming a solid sonic platform, while George’s stark, heavy drumming propels the music along.

It’s a testament to the trio’s combined musical skills that they manage to create their magnificent soundscapes without a bass player.